Changes, Endings, Opportunities

This is a sad day for us. Just as we’ve been starting Guilded Age‘s most mind-blowing chapter yet, Erica Henderson has been facing mounting pressure in other areas of her life. And she’s now come to the conclusion she can no longer give her art on Guilded Age the time it deserves.

Phil and I will be soldiering on with a new regular artist. But who?

We are still reviewing applications through the rest of this week. There are already several qualified candidates, but we want to be sure we’ve looked everywhere. If you want to become an artist and full business partner on a well-reviewed fantasy series, with 40,000 visitors and growing, this is a tremendous time to be letting us know. Send notice to tcampbell1000@gmail.com and glitchphil@gmail.com.

Next week (Thanksgiving week if you’re in the U.S.), we’ll have a few odds and ends for your entertainment, including Erica’s farewell piece and a couple of surprises.

On November 29, Chapter 8 will resume. And, readers… you really, really don’t want to miss this one.

Erica has brought this series incredible gifts. I’ll miss her, and I know you will too. Thank you in advance for your patience. We won’t let it go unrewarded.

that is truly a shame, thank goodness the writing rocks. will Ms. Henderson still be doing public art? and if so will you be linking to it? also, when Syr’Nj and Byron make love, can Ms. Henderson do the art as a guest? The curves and muted colors of her work would lend that scene a beauty that just won’t be found elsewhere.

I will be raising a glass of what ever spirit I can get my hands on in this hostel to you tonight Erica. It’s been nice having you not only create for us but interact with us as well. Oh look, Cooking Sherry.
Cheers!

That’s pretty stunning news. Terribly sad to see you go, Erica. Your art in these stories was what truly separated Guilded Age from many similar other efforts.

I wish you the best in your new ventures. For Phil and T, it’s not going to be the same without her, regardless of the talent of who joins you next. The key will be to find a new ‘voice’ that you’re comfortable with, not try to shoehorn someone into the old one.

Erica, your art on this comic will most definitely be missed. I hope the things going on in your life won’t deprive the world of your art entirely, and I will keep sending you good thoughts as you deal with whatever it is that’s taking you away from our happily dysfunctional community.

way to drop the bomb. well hopefully your readership won’t be impacted too greatly. I know I’ll keep coming back! It is going to be sad to see Erica’s unique and wonderful style go but I definitely understand… life always seems to get in the way of the fun stuff. stupid responsibility.

yeah, it sounds much better than “i has me ah bunch a’ chilluns that needz watchin.'” In fact, i’m pretty sure i want Erica’s life. Grad school has been cutting into my 20 hours of WoW a week. combine that with how much i seem to read and post on comment boards… its unbelievable they’re gonna give me a degree in May.

Yeah, nobody’s dead and things are okay. I’ve just got more work at work than I ever have before and I haven’t been able to finish a personal project in months, maybe even almost a year. Even my store isn’t back up yet and it’s just an etsy store. So yeah, instead of getting even more bogged down and getting to a point where we’re constantly late on updates or half-assing everything I thought it was better for the project if I step down.

Best of luck on your future endeavors, Erica!
Your amazing work with color has been nothing short of inspirational, and you have made the Guilded Age characters so lively and lovable… there has been a rare alchemy operating here!

Since the reason I found out about this comic was Erica, I think I can say, it wouldn’t be the same without you, and your brushes will be missed. Unless you leave them, because then they’d be here, and we wouldn’t have to miss them!

It is a real real shame to see you go, Erica. And although I do understand why you’d feel the need to make the decision to leave I cannot say I’m not seriously disappointed. GuildedAge has been my favourite comic by far mostly because of your art style and I’m really sad to see you go.

I do wish you the best in life though and I hope this will leave you the time to do the things most important to you.

Best of luck to you in your career! We’ve been blessed by your art thus far, and I’m sure that T and Phil won’t let us down in the quality department. However, I’m wagering that whomever comes in behind you will have to stuff the shoes with tissue paper in order to fill them properly.

Also, I’m nonplussed that I’ll now have to PAY to see your art. Man.

That said, I’m still hooked into the story and will continue to read. Just don’t stray off too far, now!

There are certain comics out there that I’ve found cannot survive an artist switch. Especially when the comic itself has been highly stylised. This, however, isnt one of them. The enthralling story and strong defined characters could easily carry through a succession of artists. That said, do not lower your standards! Erica’s done your story great credit! It’d be a shame to settle for less.

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